Month: May 2020

BY BRIAN KOLB Traditionally, Memorial Day marks the beginning of summertime, outdoor recreation. Families flock to beaches, campgrounds and host backyard barbeques for their neighbors. Citizens line downtown streets at celebrations, and churches are packed during remembrance services. There’s no

When SNC Lavalin funded Saadi Gaddafi‘s lavish three-month-long trip to Canada in 2008, the firm showered him with young male prostitutes — most of whom were between the ages of 14 and 15 years old — in the weeks both

ALBANY, NY  — The New York State Senate Republican Conference today demanded that Governor Cuomo and the state Department of Health step up their focus on protecting nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and adult daycare centers from COVID-19, instead of

A look around Niagara Falls State Park, one quickly notices a slew of social distancing cones and other measures that have been implimented to mitigate risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.  With the region in the second phase of reopening,

On Sunday, Joe Biden acknowledged the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia by attacking President Donald J. Trump‘s record on LGBTQ issues.  Many in the gay community are calling the attacks ‘tasteless’ and ‘forgetful’ on the part of the

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia), has signed a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo asking him to reconsider allowing religious institutions to open and host services earlier than previously indicated. With Western New York leading the charge to reopen the state, Hawley

MAYVILLE, NY — Chautauqua County Executive P.J. Wendel extended Chautauqua County’s State of Emergency for up to thirty (30) additional days as of 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2020 due to the continuing novel Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic.  COVID-19 is an infection

Niagara County Clerk Joseph A. Jastrzemski today said that, in compliance with Governor Andrew Cuomo‘s Executive Order 202.29, the Department of Motor Vehicles offices in Niagara County, like those across the state, will remain closed for face-to-face transactions through June

Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that the following individuals are accused of either intentionally coughing or spitting on a member of law enforcement amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Darren Hamilton, 59, Buffalo was arrested on May 4, 2020 for

Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 31-year-old Amanda R. Turello of Buffalo has been arraigned before State Supreme Court Justice Deborah A. Haendiges, acting as a Buffalo City Court Judge, on one count of Reckless Endangerment in

WASHINGTON, DC — Yesterday U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) released the following statement ahead of today’s vote on H.R. 6800, the $3 trillion spending bill written by Speaker Nancy Pelosi: “Unlike many of my Republican colleagues, I support – and advocated

ROCHESTER, NY – Today, Congressman Joe Morelle announced his co-sponsorship of legislation to address the uptick in domestic violence incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic. This legislation will equip law enforcement officials with additional support and resources necessary to better protect

U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced the unanimous Senate passage of a bipartisan bill to ensure families of public safety officers lost to COVID-19 can quickly access survivor benefits. The Safeguarding America’s First Responders Act (SAFR) clarifies certification requirements for

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today announced a $16 million Water Infrastructure Loan allocated through the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA). This funding

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Gregoire have separated. While Trudeau continues to reside at Rideau Cottage, Gregoire is now residing with the couple’s children at Harrington Lake, the Prime Minister’s wooded retreat outside of Ottawa.  Sources tell The Chronicle

Two female federal court judges are emerging at the top of President Donald J. Trump‘s shortlist of prospective nominees to the Supreme Court: Diane Humetewa, 55, of the District Court for Arizona based in Pheonix; and Amy Coney Barrett, age

Sources close to Gerald Butts tell The Chronicle that the Prime Minister’s principal secretary fears that indigenous activists are in possession of evidence of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau engaging in illegal sexual intercourse and that he believes they may be

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wants President Donald Trump to select a Native American jurist as his next nominee to the United States Supreme Court, she has told close legal colleagues and clerks. More than any other case, Ginsberg